Apple to Begin Trial Assembly of iPhone 8 in India Next Month

Apple (AAPL) will begin the trial assembly of its iPhone 8 in India next month, even as the company continues to seek concessions from the country's central government, state officials in Karnataka said.

"We are working to see that (Apple) brings its entire componentmaking ecosystem to Bengaluru and begins to export from here," an official said according to the Economic Times. "We are not much concerned about Apple making iPhones for the domestic market, which will happen anyway."

The iPhone 8 is expected to debut in September.

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